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hunkerism

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Hun⋅ker

  [huhng-ker]
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–noun
a member of the conservative faction in the Democratic party in New York State, 1845–48.
Compare Barnburner.

Origin:
1835–45, Americanism; orig. uncert.

Related forms:
Hun⋅ker⋅ism, noun
Hun⋅ker⋅ous, adjective
Hun⋅ker⋅ous⋅ness, noun
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Word Origin & History

hunker 
"to squat, crouch," 1720, Scottish, probably from O.N. huka "to crouch," hoka, hokra "to crawl." Hunker down, Southern U.S. dialectal phrase, popularized c.1965, from northern British hunker "haunch."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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